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Ryanair ‘welcomes’ probe from Italian competition authority over travel agent feud

The airline’s Dublin base was visited by the Italian watchdog this afternoon on foot of complaints from online travel agents

Michael O’Leary, Ryanair chief executive, has labelled OTAs ‘pirates’. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Ryanair said it “welcomed” a visit to its Dublin HQ from the Italian competition authority, which is collaborating with the Irish Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC).

The authorities are collaborating on a investigation into the airline, brought by online travel agents (OTAs).

The airline said it was “happy to fully co-operate” with the investigation into what it termed its “successful campaign to prevent digital piracy and consumer overcharging by Italian OTAs”.

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